Politician dropping round, engaging a cup-bearer, say (4)
I believe the answer is:
tray
'politician' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'dropping round engaging a cup-bearer say' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'try' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tray that I've seen before include "Domestic carrier" , "canteen item" , "Correspondence container" , "Flat utensil for carrying food" , "Portable carrier" .)